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01 Record

CVE-2019-9900

When parsing HTTP/1.x header values, Envoy 1.9.0 and before does not reject embedded zero characters (NUL, ASCII 0x0). This allows remote attackers crafting header values containing embedded NUL

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:N

02 Description

When parsing HTTP/1.x header values, Envoy 1.9.0 and before does not reject embedded zero characters (NUL, ASCII 0x0). This allows remote attackers crafting header values containing embedded NUL

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 89.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-04-25 14:55Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 22:01Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-03-21
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
797d2a9a7302eda091af71bc81e076e424237475eb1561bd4d5a7ae925798c3b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
envoyproxyenvoyNot specified—
redhatopenshift_service_meshNot specified—
redhatservice_meshNot specified—

06 References